Lion with Books Italian Wall Tapestry Wool Tapestries Natures bursts forth in color

Natures bursts forth in color

The runner comes woven in cotton/wool blend by expert French weavers

A wall tapestry based on French scrolling patterns

This is one of the sketches from the Stoclet Frieze series a 1905-1911 commission for the Palais Stoclet in Brussels

Lion with Books Italian Wall Tapestry Wool Tapestries Natures bursts forth in colorLion with Books is an Italian jacquard wall tapestry. This work depicts the Lion of Saint Mark, representing the evangelist St Mark, pictured in the form of a winged lion. This icon is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the Republic of Venice. The Latin Phrase is an abbreviated form of the Venetian motto meaning: Peace to you, Mark, my Evangelist. Here your body shall rest.